Event · fire
Chmielnik fire of 1876
די גרויסע שריפה
A major fire destroyed the town, burning 208 houses and 416 small buildings.
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... די גרויסע שריפה פון 2־טן אויגוסט 1876, װאם האט חרוב
געמאכט די גאנצע שטאט — עס זענען דעמאלט פארברענט
געװארן 208 הײזער און 416 קלײנע בנינים — האט שטארל
ארונטערגעריםן דעם עקאנאמ־שן מצב פון דער באפעלקערונג
און עם האט גענומען יארן ביז כמיעלניק האט זיך צוריק
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